While we would like to tell you this epic story of how we met-well it just wouldn’t be true. So we’ll stick with the truth and tell you what really happened…
It was Wednesday, May 20th. I was in a hurry to get to work and neglected to do my hair or makeup that morning and pretty much looked like I had just rolled out of bed. It didn’t really matter on most days because typically the only people that come in or out of the office are co-workers who know that you’re not always that ugly, and the FedEx or UPS delivery people who don’t really care what you look like they just want your signature and are gone. Well, I found out that that day was not going to be a typical day when my co-worker and friend, Meredin, stopped by my desk and informed me that her husband was coming to pick her up and bringing three of his friends to meet me. She briefly described each of them but ended with “but Eric is the one I really want you to meet.” Needless to say I immediately regretted the decision of not throwing on some mascara or running a flat iron thru my hair, but then I thought “Why do I care? Things like this never work out anyway.” Before I knew it Meredin’s husband, Steve, came in with three guys trailing in behind him, all of which introduced themselves-I said hello and promptly went back to work and ignored their presence for the short time they were there, and that was that…or so I thought.
The next day Meredin asked me what I thought. Honestly, I didn’t think much, but I did think that Eric was cute and told her so. Of course she went ahead and told Eric who then asked for my number. After getting my permission (like any good friend should) she passed it on and told me to be expecting a call. I went out to a movie and of course missed his call, and the next morning took the chicken way out and texted him to apologize and tell him that I’d call him later after work. After exchanging a few texts he asked me what I was doing the next day, I said nothing, and waited for him to text me back and ask me on a date…to which I would have had to say no because I don’t believe in asking girls out over text. Well to my surprise he just said “Ok, I’ll call you later and ask you out like a real man should.” This made me laugh-literally out loud-but I didn’t have to say no. He did call me and we did go out the next day on a triple date up to Meredin and Steve’s cabin to go four-wheeling. While there wasn’t really sparks, we had an awesome time. He was super nice and super easy to get along with, but most importantly I found that I was one hundred percent my self with him the whole day. After four wheeling, dinner, games, playing in the rain and hanging out at my apartment, we ended the night with a bowl of Ben and Jerry’s and that was that…or so I thought.
The next day he texted me, much to my surprise he didn’t think I was some kind of crazy, and we wound up going to his friends apartment to watch a movie. I was lying on the ground sandwiched between him and his best friend, Brad, wondering if he was going to try and hold my hand-Which he did. While it was a fast move on his part, I remember thinking that I would’ve been disappointed if he didn’t. So, we finished off the movie, and he took me home. After rejecting an invitation to come in, he left…and then called shortly after. He, of course, wished he had decided to stay, but asked me if I would want to go to lunch the next day. Of course I accepted, and we went out for Thai. He dropped me back off at home and headed to work. We got to texting, and he invited me to go with him up the canyon for a picnic the next day after I got off work. What kind of girl would say no to that? Really.
The next day drug on forever, and I finally got off work. I met Eric at my apartment and left for our adventure up the canyon, after stopping at Albertsons for something to drink (getting drinks is kind of our tradition now…typically it’s a Dr. Pepper or Pina Colada Sobe for me, and a PowerAid for him). We walked up through the canyon and found a little bench a little ways up Vivian’s, where we perched and ate our PB&J’s and gold fish. We sat and talked for sometime and then got back up and walked around hand in hand. I knew he wanted to kiss me then…but I wasn’t so sure I was ready for that, and decided to try and avoid it at all cost. I didn’t really feel like another meaningless kiss and still wasn’t sure how he really felt-and though I was fighting it, I was starting to like him, and didn’t really feel like getting hurt. So we completed our little kiss-less picnic and found ourselves back at his house, getting ready to watch a movie. We chose the most romantic movie there is, that being Anchor Man, and settled into his love sac. I don’t really know what or how this happened, but he kissed me…and it was awesome!-despite the fact that we shared our first kiss with Ron Burgundy.
I was headed to California the next day to spend a week with my family. Eric took me to the airport and then waited an hour and a half with me until my flight actually left. We had our first airport kiss and then I was off. We spent the next week texting and talking on the phone when we had time to. I realized that I actually missed him-a lot, and couldn’t wait to get back to Utah to see him again. I got in late on Tuesday night, and though we weren’t planning on seeing each other, he made a trip down to Provo to see me around midnight. He helped me carry my luggage in and I found a bag on my bedroom doorknob. It was full of candy, including my favorite Sour Patch Watermelons, with a note from Eric welcoming me home. We stayed up until about 2 that morning just talking and catching up. It was here that we decided that we’d give “us” a try and see how things go…
We’ve spent the last couple months playing, going on super fun dates, getting to know each other, but most of all laughing. I’ve never been in a relationship where it has been so easy to be with someone as it is with Eric. Everything just seems to fit so nicely, and when it doesn’t there is always a solution and we’re back to happy in little to no time.
So, here we are a little over three months later, engaged, and planning a wedding for October 17th! Sound crazy? Maybe. But I’ve never been so sure of something in my life.
